Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis held up one of the deer heads she has mounted. Annis is an avid hunter and doesn't buy store-bought meat. She will hunt deer as well as fish and squirrel and she tries to let none of the animal go to waste.

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Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis talked about the expense of some of the specialized tools like the one she's holding that is used to remove the eyes.

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Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis talked about the process of getting this northern pike ready to be mounted.

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Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis is really interested in rogue taxidermy and has a book at her desk that she looks through.

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Gallery: The dogs sniff around at the thawing raccoon on the work table of taxidermist Tia Annis.

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Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis talked about the process of mounting a northern pike.

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Gallery: A raccoon laid on a work bench thawing out before taxidermist Tia Annis can start work.

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Gallery: The egg sacks of this northern pike was being saved by taxidermist Tia Annis so that she can use the eggs for fishing.

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Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis held up one of the robins that she had in her freezer. She is hoping to do some rogue taxidermy and mount the robin's wings on the squirrel she has.

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Gallery: Taxidermist Tia Annis talked about how she will have to rebuild parts of this northern pike to make it look more life like.

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Gallery: Tia Annis' dog Abby, sniffed one of her mounted deer. Annis is an avid hunter and doesn't buy store-bought meat. She will hunt deer as well as fish and squirrel and she tries to let none of the animal go to waste. What meat she doesn't eat will go to her three dogs.